First Vietnamese film to be distributed internationally

10:59′ 24/08/2006 (GMT+7)

A scene from “Long-legged Girls”.

VietNamNet Bridge – Thien Ngan Film Company and Sony Pictures Entertainment have come to an agreement on the distribution of a Vietnamese movie, “Nhung Co Gai Chan Dai” (Long-Legged Girls), in other countries in Asia.

Thien Ngan is the first private Vietnamese film company to cooperate with a large foreign corporation to distribute a Vietnamese film in the world market.

A representative of the company said that in November, its partner, Sony Pictures Entertainment, would start distributing the film in most Asian nations.

DVD, VCD and broadcasts on different Asian television channels have also been incorporated into the distribution plan for the movie.

Though this is the first time a Vietnamese movie will receive international distribution, “Long-Legged Girls” has been called a commercial film with poor arty quality.

The movie, however, has become one of the most viewed films in Vietnam, with a number of viewers much higher than the Golden Kite award winner “Chuyen cua Pao” (Pao’s story).